This water dropper is carved from soapstone, with an old manholding a ribbon attached to a jade bi. The man with elongated earlobes isseated on a peach. The elongated earlobes and peach are symbols of longevity.The two round holes are for filling and dropping water. The thumb covers thelarger hole, and this hole is slowly uncovered to release small amounts ofwater dropping out from the smaller hole onto the inkstone for the purpose ofgrinding ink sticks.